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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Spanish with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 100! That feels like a big one. Lucas: It is! A hundred episodes of Spanish. Thank you for being here. Luna: I can't believe we've done this many. My Spanish has gotten so much better. Lucas: Mine too, honestly. Okay, today we're tackling something super practical: going to the doctor and describing what hurts. Luna: Oh, that's useful. I've had to do that in a Spanish-speaking country before. It's nerve-wracking. Lucas: Exactly. So let's start with the most common phrase: 'Me duele la cabeza.' That means 'My head hurts' or 'I have a headache.' Luna: Me duele la cabeza. Lucas: Good. 'Me duele' means 'it hurts me,' and 'la cabeza' is 'the head.' So literally 'It hurts me the head.' Luna: Me duele la cabeza. I can use that for headaches. Lucas: Right. Now, if you have a fever, you say: 'Tengo fiebre.' Tengo fiebre. Luna: Tengo fiebre. Lucas: Perfect. 'Tengo' means 'I have,' so 'I have fever.' Luna: Okay. So 'Tengo fiebre' is 'I have a fever.' Got it. Lucas: Now, what about feeling dizzy? You say: 'Me siento mareado.' Me siento mareado. Luna: Me siento mareado. That's a bit longer. Lucas: It is. 'Me siento' is 'I feel' and 'mareado' means 'dizzy.' So 'I feel dizzy.' Luna: Me siento mareado. I can practice that. Lucas: Let's put them together in a mini scene. Imagine you walk into the doctor's office. The doctor asks: '¿Qué le duele?' That means 'What hurts you?' Luna: ¿Qué le duele? Lucas: And you can point and say: 'Me duele aquí.' Me duele aquí. Luna: Me duele aquí. So 'It hurts here.' That's simple. Lucas: Yeah. So if you have a headache, you say 'Me duele la cabeza.' If you have a fever, 'Tengo fiebre.' If you feel dizzy, 'Me siento mareado.' And if you need to point, 'Me duele aquí.' Luna: Let me try a full dialogue. Doctor: '¿Qué le duele?' Me: 'Me duele la cabeza y tengo fiebre.' Lucas: That's perfect. And if you also feel dizzy, you can add 'y me siento mareado.' Luna: Me duele la cabeza, tengo fiebre y me siento mareado. Lucas: Exactly. You just described a whole set of symptoms. Let's practice each one again. Repeat after me: Me duele la cabeza. Luna: Me duele la cabeza. Lucas: Tengo fiebre. Luna: Tengo fiebre. Lucas: Me siento mareado. Luna: Me siento mareado. Lucas: Me duele aquí. Luna: Me duele aquí. Lucas: And the question: ¿Qué le duele? Luna: ¿Qué le duele? Lucas: Now, speaking of practical things — you know, we've been doing this show for 100 episodes, and it's only possible because of listeners like you. A few folks support us through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that helps us keep making these lessons. Luna: Yeah, it really does. We don't have ads or anything, so it means a lot that people chip in. Lucas: Absolutely. No pressure at all, but if you've been learning with us and find it useful, that's one way to help. Okay, back to the doctor scene. Let's do a quick role-play. I'll be the doctor, you be the patient. Luna: Okay. Lucas: ¿Qué le duele? Luna: Me duele la cabeza y tengo fiebre. Lucas: ¿Algo más? Luna: Sí, me siento mareado. Lucas: Muy bien. So you told me everything. Let's review the phrases one more time. Me duele la cabeza. Luna: Me duele la cabeza. Lucas: Tengo fiebre. Luna: Tengo fiebre. Lucas: Me siento mareado. Luna: Me siento mareado. Lucas: Me duele aquí. Luna: Me duele aquí. Lucas: ¿Qué le duele? Luna: ¿Qué le duele? Lucas: Great job today, Luna. And listeners, practice these phrases so you're ready if you ever need them. Thanks for being part of episode 100. Luna: Yeah, see you next time! Keep practicing.